UNSPSC 10151601: Wheat seeds

UNSPSC 10151601 Wheat seeds is a Commodity code that classifies native prairie seed mixes and grass seed varieties procured by state and local governments for habitat restoration, public housing grounds maintenance, and municipal landscaping projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing mixed-species prairie seed blends containing warm-season grasses, legumes, and native wildflowers specified by botanical name, purity percentage, germination rate, and seeding density in pounds per acre of pure live seed. Buyers include state environmental agencies, municipal governments, and public housing authorities. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has posted multiple opportunities in October 2026 for prairie seed mixes to support habitat restoration and grounds projects, while the City of Lubbock, Texas has solicited individual grass seed varieties including Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS on an RFQ basis. Contracts typically require general commercial liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence minimum), prevailing wage compliance where applicable, prior written approval for subcontractors, three- to five-year record retention, and compliance with state prompt-payment acts and standard terms and conditions.

Activity concentrates in Illinois and Texas. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued three RFPs posted October 1, 2026 with responses due October 8, 2026: prairie seed mix for Purdueville PHA in Ford County, prairie seed mix for Purdueville PHA in Champaign County, and prairie seed mix for Sibley Prairie Habitat Area (estimated contract value $43,399). The City of Lubbock posted two RFQs on July 2, 2026 with responses due July 16, 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS. One unrelated opportunity tagged to this code—DeKalb County's ITB for tennis center IT infrastructure reconstruction—does not align with the wheat seeds commodity scope and should be disregarded. The code shows modest recent activity concentrated in prairie restoration and municipal grass seed procurement in the Midwest and South.